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#citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thons - 2024

Wikipedia’s health topics pages are visited a staggering 7 billion times a year, making it possibly the world’s most popular health information resource. This 2 hour webinar features a crash-course in Wikipedia editing guidelines and interactive breakout rooms to try out your skills.
Information Services Free Consumer Health Information Specialization NNLM/NLM
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2024 MeSH Highlights

Every year, updates are made to MeSH, the NLM controlled vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing articles for PubMed and for cataloging books and other resources. This annual webinar aims to introduce those changes and provide examples of how the changes may affect you as a PubMed searcher.
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A Seat at the Table: Working with the Disaster Workforce

Libraries have a critical role to play in disaster preparation and recovery, but they need to be at the table with the right people.
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Advanced Search Techniques and Resources for Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses*

Learn advanced techniques for building search strategies for systematic reviews and other major search projects. Check the SRSS catalog for the next scheduled offering of this course.
Information Services Systematic Review Services Specialization MLA
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An Essential Introduction to Retractions and Evaluating Research Quality (Recording)

Health science librarians have a vital role to play in identifying, and educating patrons in identifying, trustworthy research. If you work with scholarly literature, this webinar is essential.
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Answering the Hard Questions: Prepare to Succeed in Developing Data Services (Recording)

Learn how to answer the hard questions that arise when you begin planning to develop or expand your data services.
Information Services CE Passport MLA Data Services Specialization
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Better, Faster: An Introduction to Systematic Review Automation Tools (Recording)

A good systematic review does not have to take months or even years to complete.
Information Services CE Passport Systematic Review Services Specialization MLA
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Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials for Librarians - 2024

This introductory bioinformatics course for librarians uses the Moodle learning management system. This course was designed both for librarians who offer bioinformatics services; and also for librarians who use bioinformatics information on a periodic or irregular basis to serve their patrons.
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Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Asset-Based Community Development

This online course integrates the theory of community engagement with its application to libraries. Participants will learn about the community in which their library is located and develop skills to build constructive relationships and bridge cultural differences
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Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Community-Based Librarianship

This online course integrates the theory of community engagement with its application to libraries. Participants will learn about the community in which their library is located and develop skills to build constructive relationships and bridge cultural differences
Information Services Free NNLM/NLM

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R Community of Practice - Pilot*

Go beyond the basics and learn practical skills for working with data in R! This pRactice blended course will feature live demonstrations and time to practice programming concepts. Participants can work on their own data projects and get feedback in a supportive, collaborative learning environment.
Information Services Free Evidence-Based Practice & Research NNLM/NLM
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R for All of Us: Basic Coding Training*

Dive into R and discover its endless possibilities. This 2-day, live, online course will cover installing/loading packages, loading data, creating data objects, learning basic R commands, shaping and filtering data, writing data/graphics into output files, visualizing, and merging data.
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R4 Connections*

Join NNLM's Region 4 in this webinar to learn about the latest issues and research about libraries and their communities.
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Region 7 Presents Webinar Series*

In this webinar series, you will join subject experts from Region 7 as they share their insights on resources, programs, methods and more on topics that are current and relevant for Network members.
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Research Data Services (RDS) “Shop Talk” with NNLM Region 2*

Join NNLM Region 2 in this webinar to “talk shop” about research data services (RDS) and learn from five regional colleagues doing RDS work at their institutions.
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Revolutionizing Biological Research with the NIH Comparative Genomics Resource (CGR)*

In this webinar, learn how to help your biological research community revolutionize their research with the NIH Comparative Genomics Resource (CGR).
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ROI: Region One Insights Webinar Series*

ROI: Region One Insights is a webinar series from the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 1. Speakers will cover different topics of interest to health science librarians, health care practitioners, librarians, and other health focused groups in the region.
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Rural Health Resources*

This webinar will describe hallmarks of rural America, identify access challenges of living in rural communities, and equip participants with tools to service the health information needs of those living in rural communities.
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Serving Diverse Communities: Accessing Health Information in Multiple Languages

This course is designed to provide attendees with some basic statistics on individuals with limited English proficiency in the United States and demonstrate how to use resources from the National Library of Medicine to access reliable health information in multiple languages.
Information Services Free Consumer Health Information Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series*

This NNLM webinar series hosts experts in social determinants of environmental health presenting information on environmental health disparities and populations disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards.
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Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Element Repository – On Demand*

This interactive, on-demand, online course is intended to introduce researchers and librarians to common data elements (CDEs) and how to use the NIH Common Data Element Repository.
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Super Searcher: Enhancing Your Online Search Super Powers*

This hands-on course focuses on the advanced search features of web search engines and online searching. Participants will use various online search engines, compare the features of each, and broaden their knowledge of search strategies and online search techniques.
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Systematic Reviews: Opportunities for Librarians*

The Systematic Reviews: Opportunities for Librarians workshop helps librarians establish their systematic review and evidence synthesis expertise through a mix of instruction, exercises, and discussion. The course covers best practices and tips for handling challenging situations that may arise.
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Systematic Searching: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency*

Struggling with the ever complicated systematic review searches, or want to start doing them? This webinar will give you guidance on how to create high quality searches in a faster way.
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Technical Services for the Non-Technical Services Librarian*

This online course is intended for non-Technical Services library workers, including librarians who work in Public Services, to learn what happens "behind the scenes" in Technical Services. Participants will understand how the information in libraries is made accessible and discoverable.
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Telehealth 101: What libraries need to know*

Explore how different libraries provided patrons in their communities with access to telehealth services. This online class will address privacy and ethical concerns, and review the technology and infrastructure needed to launch a successful telehealth program in your library.
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The All of Us Researcher Workbench: access diverse data and tools from the NIH Precision Medicine*

The All of Us Researcher Workbench is the largest, most diverse biomedical data and health resource of its kind. Join this online course and learn about the participants, explore the data offered, and see how to start a research project using All of Us data and tools.
Information Services Free Evidence-Based Practice & Research Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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The Computers Work for Us, We Don’t Work for the Computers*

Have you been curious about ways to make artificial intelligence to work for you? Learn how to create better, faster searches with the help of AI in this face-to-face course.
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The Independent Reading Program (IRP): Article Analysis

Earn MLA CE by reading professional journal articles and books. To participate, just read an article or book and complete your article analysis application.
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The Independent Reading Program (IRP): Article Analysis 2

Earn MLA CE by reading professional journal articles and books. To participate, just read an article or book and complete your article analysis application.
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The Independent Reading Program (IRP): Article Analysis 3

Earn MLA CE by reading professional journal articles and books. To participate, just read an article or book and complete your article analysis application.
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The Independent Reading Program (IRP): Book Analysis

Earn MLA CE by reading professional journal articles and books. To participate, just read an article or book and complete your article analysis application.
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The Pieces of Systematic Review Webinar Series - SCR

Learn the process of systematic reviews with Margaret Foster as she draws from her expertise to discuss issues, provide examples, and demonstrate the steps of her Pieces process. This second run of the original series will provide more practical examples and look at other types of reviews.
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Tools and Ideas for Promoting the Researcher Workbench on Your Campus*

Intended to assist in raising awareness of the Researcher Workbench amongst campus communities, this online training will provide strategies to help with disseminating information and developing tools to reach both emerging and established researchers across multiple fields of study.
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Topic Searching in PubMed: Using the Medical Subject Headings (On Demand)*

Learn how to use the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) for expert PubMed searching in this hands-on, self-paced, online course.
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Translational Bioinformatics

The major goals of this face-to-face course are to familiarize participants with 1) clinical bioinformatics databases; 2) acquisition of expert level search strategies within these database; and 3) acquisition of human genetics principles and vocabulary.
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Treasures of the All of Us Research Data*

The All of Us Research Program is a National Institutes of Health funded initiative to capture and share comprehensive longitudinal health data. This face-to-fae course will provide participants knowledge about the available data and inspire ways to interact with researchers at their institutions.
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Visualizing the Value of Researcher and Institution Publications*

iCite is a free NIH web application using an algorithm to display bibliographic data for a researcher or institution. In this face-to-face class, attendees will learn how to harvest the power of iCite to show the influence, publication area, and citations associated with an author or institution.
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Wikipedia + Libraries: NNLM*

Gain insight into the value of Wikipedia as a viable reference and build the skills and knowledge needed to evaluate articles on Wikipedia for yourself or your patrons, with a specific focus on health and medical topics, through a four-week, online course.
Information Services Consumer Health Information Specialization NNLM/NLM